Jordan Ashley Augustin, who scored 14 points for his O-level exams, seen with here his parents Joe Augustin, a professional emcee, his mother, Adele, and sister Lauren.

Born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Jordan Ashley Augustin, 18, experiences progressive degeneration of his muscles.

Day to day tasks such as going to the toilet, writing and even raising his hand to ask questions prove a challenge for him. The progressive weakening of his physical well-being made attending long lessons difficult.

In spite of these challenges, the former St Joseph’s Institution (SJI) student, who uses a wheelchair, persevered and scored 14 points for the O-level examinations.
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Archbishop William Goh blessing the grounds of Marymount Convent School on Jan 13.

Staff and students of Marymount Convent School had every reason to celebrate as the new school year began.

After two years of upgrading works, during which the school functioned at a holding site in Toa Payoh, they returned to spanking new facilities at the school’s former site on Marymount Road.

And on Jan 13, Archbishop William Goh and five priests celebrated a special Mass to mark the opening of the school year and conducted a blessing ceremony for the school.
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A look at how the parish conducts these and other initiatives in this ongoing parish series


Blessed Sacrament Church, located at Commonwealth, was granted conservation status by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in 2005.

Quaint, rustic and peaceful. These are some impressions that one might get when visiting Blessed Sacrament Church.

The church’s most iconic feature is its blue slate roof, constructed in folds resembling the shape of a tent. The parish website highlights how the structure is meant to symbolise the “tent of meeting” in the Old Testament where Moses spoke to God.

The roof also appears to drape over the church, with certain portions touching the ground, resembling anchoring pegs.
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Participants at the Catholic Business Network’s Lenten retreat.

Working adults and business owners learnt about “authentic conversations” during a Lenten retreat conducted by the Catholic Business Network (CBN) recently.

Sixty participants attended the retreat, titled “Authentic Conversation With God, Self & Others -- Learn to Listen With Awareness, from Authenticity, to Act”. It was led by Mr Lance Ng, a spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition, and held in the lush greenery of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) House of Prayer on Holland Road.

The retreat aimed to helped participants be better Christian witnesses through authentic dialogue, empathy and listening, especially in a busy, crowded society like Singapore.
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